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Articles & Publications

Vetting Grantmakers 
The November 2020 issue of the Major Gifts Report published by John Wiley & Sons, we provide guidance on how to vet grantmakers in the article Steps for Analyzing Requests for Proposals in the Grant-Seeking Procedures column.

 

What do Jigsaw Puzzles and Preparing Grant Proposals Have in Common?
Fellow grants consultant, Jana Jane Hexter recently bloggedWhat Your Attitude to Jigsaw Puzzles Says about Your Capacity for Grant Writing with excerpts from her book, Grant Writing Revealed: 25 Experts Share Their Art, Science, and Secrets. In her post, she quotes four grant consultants, including our Diane Gedeon-Martin, about their puzzle-solving approach to grant writing.

 

Ethics in Grant Seeking
Understand the misconceptions of paying grants consultants only if a grant is awarded or paying them a percentage of the grant award in the sidebar of the article Ethically Blindsided? in the March/April 2012 issue of Advancing Philanthropy published by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). 

 

Writing Grant Proposals in the Age of Social Media
Our method of preparing online grant proposals is featured in the article All Thumbs? in the July/August 2010 issue of Advancing Philanthropy published by AFP. 

 

Online Grant Applications

  • Learn tips from the article Grant Seeking Goes Paperless from the Chronicle of Philanthropy that features our sound advice.
  • We provide more tips in the article Cutting to the Chase: Writing in the Online Age published by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.  See the second article on the online page.

 

Approaching Grantmakers
We provide you with three things you can do to improve your grant seeking efforts in the article What Grantmakers Want in the Philanthropy Journal.  

 

Grant Seeking in an Economic Downturn
The advice provided by us in the article Grants: Funding Requests are Flooding In published by The NonProfit Times. 

 

Grant Seeking Basics
In the article Take Nothing for Granted, published by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, we provide insight into the world of grant seeking.

 

Upcoming Workshops & Webinars

Mar
11
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2:00 pm 21st Century Grant Applications:... @ Webinar
21st Century Grant Applications:... @ Webinar
Mar 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
21st Century Grant Applications: Brief and to the Point! @ Webinar | Brookline | Massachusetts | United States
Online grant applications are here to stay! They are frustrating, exasperating, and daunting. Still, how do you convey your case for support when your need statement and project description sections can only be 2,000 characters[...]
Apr
21
Wed
10:00 am Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Learn the basics of preparing successful grant proposals from the comfort of your office! Securing grants for your nonprofit organization requires a sound proposal. This workshop is for those who are new to seeking grants[...]
May
12
Wed
10:00 am Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar
Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar
May 12 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar | Boston | Massachusetts | United States
Join us for this Zoom Webinar hosted by Philanthropy Massachusetts. Click on the link below to register. Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support but fall short in receiving an award. Competition for grants continues to[...]
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Recent Grant Successes

mHUB Chicago (IL) received a $1.3 million, three-year Venture Capital grant from the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce to scale their Product Development (PD) program. It was one of 52 to receive an award of more than 600 applications submitted for the 2020 Build to Scale grant program.

The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless received a $115,889, one-year grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to scale its technology and create policies to serve 100 patients at three, high-need federally qualified health centers operated by the Community Care Cooperative.

The United Way of Connecticut received the only $1.83 million, three-year contract from the State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to develop the Statewide Adult Recovery Call Center for Crises.

Aspire of Chicago (IL) received a $233,000 grant from the Coleman Foundation to integrate and migrate information technology systems from its recent merger with NorthPointe Resources.

Be sure to visit our Grant Award News page for more information about these and other awards our clients received.

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Want to Learn All About Grants?
We just updated our 2021 training calendar with a number of webinars to help you learn the basics or advanced grant-seeking techniques through hosts such as Philanthropy Massachusetts, Grant Professionals Association, and more. Visit our Workshops and Webinars page to register!

 

Warm Welcome to Our Newest Clients
TERC (MA), Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, and the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires

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